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The semi-weekly fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1886-1887, 1887-11-04
SWEPT BY STORMS.
Numerous Disasters to Ship
ping On the Lakes.
Many Vessels Driven Ashore in a
Binding Snow Storm.

Chicago dispatch states a heavy storm
visited the entire lake region. The wind had
a velocity Of forty miles an hour. Only one
or two trivial accidents occurred at Chi
cago, but the news from outside indicated
considerable damage. At Milwaukee the
velocity of the wind was forty-five miles
an hour all day and night, with gusts of snow
The Schooner Mains, of Chicago, was wrecked
and the crew was saved with difficulty. The
men had climbed into the rigging, but the
sea broke clear over them. The Lake Su-
perior Transit COmpany'S steamer took shell
ter under IroquOis Point. Other vessels were
weather bound at various places on the north
west point of Pressure Isle; the barge Plymouth
went ashore and her crew could not get off; ;
nor, while the sea ran 50 high, could any at
tempt at rescue be made. The crew of the Alva
Bradley were in similar peril on Shot Point,
but, it is reported, escaped The schooner
Sherman was wrecked on the same spot, go
ing ashore in binding snow Storm Seeing
that the schooner was lost, the crew took to
the boat. While going ashore the
cmainmast fell across the boat, without
InJuring any one. When the shore was
reached, the captain was dashed against the
rocks and badly stunned. He was pulled
ashore by the others. All were saved. They
reached the beach at $50 2. NJ, and wan
dered around in the woods until o'clock in
the snowStorm, almost dead from exhaustion.
They carried the cook, woman, on litter.
The three masted schooner lack Chandler
81 Cleveland, was driven on a bar In Lake
Erie off Noble Station on the Lake Shore
Railroad All night long the waves broke
over the decks and the officers and crew
ten in number-were compelled to lash them
selves to the rigging At 9 o'clock in the
morning the disaster was reported at Cleve-
land, and Captain Goodwin, of the Life Saw
ing Station, went to the place on a special
train. The crew rescued with considerable
difficulty. The Chandler was evidently
broken in two.
The schooner J. F. Joy, of Ashtabula,
Ore-laden for Erie, and leaking badly, at
tempted to anchor outside the harbor, broke
away, drifted on rocks outside of the piers
and sank in twenty feet of water The crew
was saved by small boats.
The propeller George Spencer with con-
sorts Ironton and Tremble went hard aground
on the flats at the lower end of Lake George
This will block navigation.
The barge Oriental, coal laden, bound
from Charlotte to Toronto in tow of the pro-
peller Scotia, broke her towline and sank
with all hands, four persons in all.
The semi-weekly fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1886-1887, 1887-11-04
THANKSGIVING DAY.
The Presidents Annual PrOcIama-
tiOn to the People.


ton to the People.
The following proclamation has been is
sued by the President:
A PROCLAMATION.-By the President of
the United States:
The goodness and the mercy of God which
have followed the American people during all
the days of the past year claim their grateful
recognition and humble acknowledgment. By
His OmnIpOtent power He has protected us
from war and pestilence, and from every ma
tional calamity; by His gracious favor the
earth has yielded a generous return to the
labor of the husbandman, and every path of
honest toll has led to comfort and content
ment; by His loving kindness the hearts of
our people have been repleniShed with frater-
ternal sentiments and patriotic endeavor, and
by His unerring guidance we have been
directed In the way of national prosperity.
To the end that he may. with one accord
testify our gratitude for all these blessings L,
Grover Cleveland, President of the United
Thursday, the 24th day of November next,
day of thanksgiving and prayer, to be
observed by all the people of the
land On that day let all secular
and let our people assemble in THEFT accus-
toned places of worship, and with prayer
and songs of praise give thanks to our
Heavenly Father for all that He has done
for us, while we humbly implore the for
giveness of our sins and a contin-
uance of His mercy. Let families and kin
dred be reunited on that day, and let their
hearts, filled with kindly cheer and affection
ate Renaissance, be turned in thankfulness
to the source of all their pleasures and the
giver of all that makes the day glad and joy
Gus. And in the midst of our worship
and our happiness let US remember the
poor, the needy, and the unfortu-
nate, and by our gifts of charity and ready
benev olence let us increase the number of
those who, with grateful hearts, shall join in
our thanksgiving.
In witness whereof have set my hand and
caused the seal of the United States to be
hereuntO affixed.
Done at the city of Washington this twenty
fifth day of October, in the year of orr Lord
one thousand eight hundred and eighty seven,
and of the Independence of the United States
the one hundred and twelfth
By the President: GROVER CLEVELAND
THOMAS F. BAYARD, Secretary of State
The semi-weekly fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1886-1887, 1887-11-04
NATURAL-GAS EXPLOSION.
Fifteen Persons Injured. Several Fla
tally, in Pittsburg.

The first serious natural-gas explosion il
Pittsburg, Penn, in two years occurred
few minutes after 10 o'clock the other morn
ing in the Hotel Albemarle and Bijou Theatr
Block, on Sixth street The explosion was at
tended with frightful injuries to a number oil
people, and great destruction to some of
the finest property in the city. For several
days past wOrkmen employed by the Peoples
Gas Company had been engaged in repairing
the pipes running into the theatre and hotel.
The odor of escaping gas was noticed early in
the morning, but, for some reason, nothing
done to have the gas turned
off. About 1915 o'clock there were
three terrific explosions simultane-
>Ously in the cellars of d. T. Reed, Optician,
Hotel Albemarle, and the Bijou Theatre
The conclusion shook buildings for several
squares and broke every plate glass window
in the block. Almost instantly flames shot
up from various parts of the block, but
before they gained much head
prompt work of the Fire Department. The
Hotel Albemarle, the Biiou Theatre entrance,
and the shops which frOnted on Sixth street
between the hotel entrance and Library Hail.
all were terribly shattered.
Fifteen persons in all were injured, five of
them, it was thought, fatally. The pecuniary
loss IS estimated at $4,000
The semi-weekly fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1886-1887, 1887-11-04
PROMINENT PEOPLE.

GENERAL BERDAN pronounces the dyna-
mite gun useless for the purposes OF coast de-
fence.
THE youngest daughter of Mr.. Gladstone
is principal of the college for young women
at Newman, near Cambridge
THE recent death of Mrs. Dinah Mulloch
Craik has removed one of the most proml-
nent figures in English literature.
THE REV. c. H. STURGEON, the London
preacher, is credited with having declined an
offer of $500 for 100 lectures to be dellv-
cred in this country.
Miss ADELE GRANT, the American
beauty who attracted much attention in
London and who is a Newport belle, Is to
live in " ashington this winter.
-cialIy fourishing. He has made his last for
tune out of a rise in some real estate which
his bonanza friends set aside for him.
CHIPS from trees feIIed by ex-Premier
Gladstone, according to a printed circular,
are sold for eighteen pence for small block,
or three shillings per cubic foot exclusive OF
carriage.
MRS LOUISE THOMAS, President of the
Woman's Club known as the Sorosis, is said
60 be one of the most successful bee keepers
IN the country, gathering 10000 pounds of
honey in year.
COLONEL A. 7. BABBITT is the cattle king
of Wyoming. He owns $4,000 head of stock
and leases about 100000 acres of grazing
land. Cheyenne owes considerable OF It's
prosperity to the trade derived from the Bah
bitt cowboys
THE new Lord Mayor of London is Subscribed
as curious compost" He is a Belgian, a
Roman Catholic a Free Mason, a Knight OF
the Order OF Leopold, spectacle-maker, a
farrier, butcher, an inn-EOlder, a Poulterer
and gold and silver wire drawer. At pres
ent Mr. De KeySer is best known as the pro-
src --ct-- y = famous hotel
The semi-weekly fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1886-1887, 1887-11-04
OLD IN YEARS.

EDMUND MONTGOMERY. of Georgia, lived
to be 102 years of age without ever taking a
dose of medicine.
ALTHOUGH once wealthy, Mrs Sinchy
Minderhart died at the New Paltz IN. "
poorhoase just after she had had ner hun
dredth birthday.
IN New Hampshire, Mrs. Annie Colony, of
Pennington is % years old; Mrs. Clarrissa
Lawrence of Marlboro. 92 while Mrs.
Daniel Abbott, who died in Surry, was 81.
THE mother of Major King, of Kingston,
Canada is ~ years of age. At the recent
election she walked TO the polls, marked her
ballot without using glasses, then walked
home and resumed her household duties
THERE are on the pension rolls the widows
of two soldiers in the Revolutionary war, one
in Northwood, \. H, % years OF age, and
another in Washington. Ohio, only p The
latter married very young to a soldier very
Old. She was 10 years. while the bridegroom
was IS.
The semi-weekly fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1886-1887, 1887-11-04
THE PROHIBITIONISTS.
Their Cause at Stake Before the
Highest Court of the Land.

Their Cause at Stake Before the
Highest Court of the Land.
1t is stated that there is a great deal of ex-
element among temperance people through
out the country owing to an apprehension
that the Supreme Court of the United States
will declare the prohibitory liquor laws
unconstitutional Seven cases are pending
before the court. Two of them come
from Kansas four from Iowa, and one
from Atlanta, GA. The Kansas cases
have already been argued in behalf
of the brewers by Senator Vest, OF
Missouri, and Joseph II. Choate,of New y DIRK
No one appeared for the PrOhibitioniSts, to
their great establishment, and the blame Is
charged against Attorney General Bedford
of Kansas, who had charge OF the case, but
failed for some reason to appear.
As is well known, says a Washington
special hundreds of millions of dollars are
invested in the manufacture and sale OF
liquor in States where prOhltltory laws have
been enacted and enforced, and If such de
cision as is expected is given, the States viii
be compelled to pay immense sums IL
the shape of damages to those
whose investments have been idle. The cases
are regarded as of as great national import
ance as the famous bred Scott case, and the
entire temperance movement will be par
aIyzed unless the Court decides in its favor.
The semi-weekly fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1886-1887, 1887-11-04
A FATAL EXPLOSION.
Three Men Killed. Two Wounded,
and a Building Set on Fire.

and Building Set on Fire
E. c. Wilsdon left his japan oven, at Ses-
sions & Sons foundry, Bristol, Conn, in the
room where dozen men and boys were at
work.to go to his dinner He had but Just gone
out when the oven exploded with fearful vio-
lence, instantly. killing one man and two
boys, decorating two others and setting the
building on fire It was some time before
dragged forth the charred remains of the
three victims. They are John Shane,
aged thirty-one; Burt Cleveland, aged
eighteen, and Willie Young, aged
fifteen. The wounded are Daniel Grit
fin and William Eonner. No reason can
be assigned for the accident. The explosion
drew hundreds TO the scene and the excite
ment was great, particularly before it was
learned how many victims there were in the
flames.
The semi-weekly fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1886-1887, 1887-11-04

THE hunters OF Corpus Christi, Texas, have
alone shipped more than j., 200 birds OF brill
liant plunage to New York this season to
adorn the hats Of Northern bellies.
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1887-10-07
The W. va c. NJ. Wagon Road.

The Commission, consisting of g. c
Wharton and ]. b. McNamee sent out by
the government to investigate Oregon wag,
on Roads held sessions In this city Saturday
and the first CT the week. Hon. Geo. IT.
Williams and r. w. Mitchell, of Portland
appeared for the read. Several dozen wit.
nesses were examined and all testified that
the road was good mountain wagon road
and had been continually used summers
since It's construction. Among the witness
es were Ex-Governor L r Grover, Capt ~
B Humphrey. Of Albany, w b Rinehart, OF
Seattle, Sheriff Smith, OF this city, @ w
Renoe, of The Dalles, w b Donaca, oi
Lebanon, A j Mcclure, of Sweet Home,
VIM Ralston, of this city, Henry Perkins
of Eugene, David Froman, Of this city, A
Warner, of this city, who made the original
survey, J A Crawford, of this city, ] ] Fin
layson, of Benton county, John Schmeer,
j o Writsman, Abe Hackleman and others
The general opinion Is that the land grant
will not be forfeited. It certainly Is a fact
that the road has jone most for those who
are strongest in favor Of its forfeiture. II
has been a big thing for Crook county,
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1887-10-07
The state Press Association.


AS heretofore announced one week from
to-day, Friday, Oct. I4th, the State Press
Association will convene in this city. The
attendance promises to be good for an asso-
ciation in its infancy. The principal meet
ing will be held in the evening beginning at
5 O'Clock. A feature of II will be the address
by Jas O'Meara, one Of Oregon's pioneer
editors. and Fithian,of the World, is spread
Ing himself in preparing his address. Be.
tween the scenes music will be furnished by
Albany's best talent. Admission free. No
collection. In the afternoon a meeting will
be held by the editors for their mutual bene.
FIX. Such matters as patent outsides, free
advertising, dead beat subscribers, etc, will
be ventilated. II will pay our citizens to
treat the editors we'll ; they never forget
kindnesses and their pens are flexible ones.
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1887-10-07
Mach the Largest and Best.

Win. FortmiIler & Co.'S furniture store
has been nearly doubled In size, and filled
with splendid stock Of furniture, "chuekn
full. Twenty-Five varieties Of chairs and
seventeen styles Of bedroom sets, as an ex.
ample. Besides fine line of upholstered
goods.
Largest and best stock
In Albany. No doubt Of Il. 6 or 7 men
are constantly employed In manufacturing
il, and shipments are made 10 all parts 81
the n. w. frsm
Tacoma to Grants Pass.
This beside big retail trade.
The buyer Is bound to get satisfaction.
kyA new feature Is machine for trim
ming wall paper of which they have larg.
and spiendidiy selected stock Of the latesi
varieties, sold cheap and trimmed free
Also nice line OF window shades.
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1887-10-07
why They Dia not Appear.

JoRpAN, Linn Co. Or. Oct. Est, ,SS ?
Editors Dematyaf WIN you please al.
low me through the columns Of your paper
20 state the reason thar -. ID. Irvine and my
self Cid not appear At Brownsville on the
77:h and Crawlordsvilie on the sSgh OF last
month 10 Gil the appointments as arranged
by the committee. The evening Of the
26th one Of my boys while chopping wood
made glancing lick py the * being turned
by striking bush, causing = serious wound
In hts right foot. this prevented rs from
starting on the morning OF the 37th as We
had designed doing. Our zeal for prohibl.
tion has not relaxed and never will 80 long
as the saloon with al their evil influences
exist. | nave the ability 70 do but lIttIe,
but will do all can for the amendment.
Yours truly,
+. i, GOODMAN.
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1887-10-07
Oregon Paeife Earnings.

The capital stock is S3ooo,ooo liabilities,
S9,7oo,ooo funded debt, $4,6oooooat at 6per
cent floating debt, SI,2oo,ooo. Value Of
roadbed, $2o7, goo value of rolling stock,
$I43,Soo value of stations, $1,000 other
property, $1,000 length Of main track,
1873 aggregate length Of sidings,so miles
by pass, trains during year47,75o {; by freight
and mixed trains, 78,704 tons freight car
ried, Ioo, $40; tons carried one mile,7, 3o67
rate per ton per mile, $3S3 total passen-
gers carried, 3z,7r3 total passenger earn
ings, $44o5o42 total freight earnings,
$To5,27T.SS total earnings, $I6T 5000
expenses passenger trains, $$f5,748.I7; ex.
penses freight trains, $77,6To4o; other ex-
penses, $r3,z4o.87; amt expended for re-.
pairs, etc, $4o,6S3.II amt for buildings
etc, 81 $500 other expenses, $34 $3.50.
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1887-10-07
REAL nsTATE

Following were the recorded sales IN
Linn county during the past week
w NJ aud II @ Allen to jasper Oil
litord. q lots in Halsoy. 3 1000
Fartier by DSSnith SheriH, to Francis
Bollineer, l5l. - acres Up ~. ". S.. n
Henry 9 Dunn 10 ] + MApsl, 33a.I7
acres, tpa III and IL, 4w. $3.50
o a & X II Co. 60 Martin GiIleran.
lbS.07 acres, tp 10. 2 Il. 800
John h Moere 10 Jas Schooling about
400 acres In several pareals. 210G
Geo w Mcbride. Adm'r 10 + II Smith
i60 acres, Up 10. 4w. 5000
John Long to II l. Lassell, $40 acres
tp. l2, 3w. D60l
Thos 0vermAn and ano. 70 John Long
interest ia 100 acres, % i2. 3w. l0C
Il Gil to d A HOLMAN one half lot
Ia Scio. COG
J 6 Jshnaou n d A HOLMAN, lot .
Suio go
John slipp to D A Holman. 5ssssi feet
Scio 20
VIM v Baltimore 70 Fred Dloant, 2
lota. block lI2. H's A, Albany 500
J N Ralnton 10 y NJ Dona1s, ] lot,
Lebanon lOc
r v Crawford 10 Lon Lewis. 2 lots,
crAwfoFtiavills
II I Newman 10 + D Lsvsriteh. 20
acres, Up 10, 4w SO
A Pearce 10 J KenaAll. lot ). block
20, H's 2nd A. Albany 72d
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1887-10-07

Last Tuesday morning George Maddox,
a bar-keeper, at one time an employee on
the Oregon Pacific at this city, and George
Bowerline met near the Exchange hotel at
Corvallis, when the latter drew revolver
and fired at Maddox, hitting him in the
elbow of his left arm. Maddox not liking
such reception, also drew revolver and
began returning the compliment when a
fusilade followed, the men firing four or FIVE
shots apiece. Maddox's last shot hitting
BOweFline between the eyes, passing into
his head and lodging there. He dropped 10
the ground, when Maddox walked off and
the wounded man was taken care of. AT
last accounts Il was doubted IL he could
live. Maddox was arrested.
The men had met before, Bowerline al
one time boarding with Maddox. The lat
ter thought he was too familiar with his
wife, and quarrel followed, one that fore.
boded no good. They prepared for each
other, and the evening before the shooting
Bowerline, who was a single man, told a
gunsmith there that he would Kill Maddox
on sight. lie is generally considered too
blame in the matter at Corvallis, and II Is
doubted even If he dies II anything can be
done with Maddox. The affair caused
great excitement at that city.
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1887-10-07

On Jan. ist, 1888. we viii give away .
500 piano aud $iG0 organ. Here u the
way to get one Of them. For every dollars
worth Of goods you purchase you will receive
ticket, when yon get live you may make
guess Of the number OF pieces Of coin ex-
hibited in glass globe in our front window,
which, with your name viii beregistsred, up
to the first Of January. Tho one guessing
nearest to the right number will receive the
piano, next the organ.
The piano, Bradford upright, "A octaves,
rosewood ease, ETC.. and the organ made by
julius Baur, Of Chicago, octaves, i2stopsl
etc. may be seen at the store OF II w. lang
don, of whom they were purchased. ss.s
Every one purchasing goods Of mo wi.lget
them ut as low price as in the Valley, with
q splendid stock to select from. t ~
N. H. ALLEN 4 Co.,
Albany, Or.
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1887-10-07

summary Of MeteOrology for Sept. 1857,
from observations taken at Albany, Linn CO.
Oregon, by John Briggs. Esq.
Highest Bar. Soil lowest, q. so mean.
%. so.
Highest daily Bar. 5000 lowest, 49.ss.
Highest Temperature, So; lowest, 40 !;
mean, 60 "a
Highest daily Ther., 3S lowest. 2.
So. -''''
Prevailing winds, N. & s.
Maximum velocity force,
Total rainfall and melted snow during
month, l.67 inches.
Number Of days on which .OI inch o. more
rain fell, g.
Number Of days Of clOudiness average 8
scale Of 10. 5.
OF 20 observations 56 were clear, IL cloudy.
tair, fOegy, rain, 2 hazy. 10 overcast
0 smoky.
Frost on the moruiags of 81 and %.
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1887-10-07
An Attorney General win speak.

Hon. A. d. Campbell, of Kansas, will
lecture in Albany next Monday evening,
October 10th. lie should be greeted by a
mass meeting Of people, as It will not only
be an opportunity TO hear one Of the yeter-
ans of the Kansas campaign but, as well,
a man Of marked oratorical ability, Mr.
Campbell Is the present Attorney General
of that State and one of its ablest lawyers
Lawyers, business men, saloon keepers
laborers, should turn out to hear him. lie
probably has done as much as any Other
man TO make prohibition success in Kan
sas, and those who claim that prohibition
does not prohibit should heara man on thu
subject Who will speak from authority.
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1887-10-07

Prof. John A. Sibbets has returned from
Portland and will teach the Tangent BRASS
Band this winter.
A. Blaker attached his engine to lake
Mlller's wood saw last week and sawed all
Of the wood In town.
The public school Is In full sway. The
probabilities are that the school will be ex.
ceedingly large.
A good time was had at the temperance
meeting held here Wednesday, Sept. 38th,
more meetings will be held In the near fu.
ture and the ants are becoming more dis.
couraged every day.
Elmo G. Davis had the misfortune 10 get
his left hand caught In a wood saw last
week. Mr. Davis will likely have sore
hard for some time vet.
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1887-10-07
Found Letter.

The following letter was picked up on
the streets of this city the other day
My DEAR MISS -.
Ny heart yearns for the time when can
be with you again. You can not under
stand the depth of my love for you, nor how
my heart sweils with just pride when my
eyes look upon your matchless form and
figure. can scarcely wait for the time
when you shall be all, all mine. and then
we will buy all our groceries, fruits and
vegetables of Wallace * Thompson who
always have the freshest and best.
Yours Lovingly,
JoHS.